Deposit return scheme - gateway review: final report

3.0 Purpose of the Gateway Review

Annex B gives the full purposes statement for a Gateway Review 0.

This Gateway Review was unusual in its format, reflective of the unusual structure of the Programme. This Review is a review of the SG Programme and is not directly a review of the DRS implementation as being delivered by industry (CSL).

Nonetheless the components are intrinsically linked and to provide assurance to SG, against its own DRS assurance role, requires a significant evaluation of the wider DRS implementation including that by industry and CSL. Gateway Reviews normally speak with 12-15 interviewees including 'a few' commercial and external stakeholders (e.g. prime contractors and consultants). However, in this instance the Review has spoken with 31 interviewees from 19 organisations, the majority of which have been important external stakeholders to SG.